Gina Scarpete Walters' current research focuses on emotions and metaphors in languages of the Balkans: Modern Greek, Albanian, and Romanian.

Torres is an applied sociolinguist who employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze spoken and written discourses related to medical interactions and policies, as well as AI use in language learning.

Falandays' research focuses on building computational models that bridge multiple levels of analysis within cognitive science.

Assistant Teaching Professor of German, School of International Letters and Cultures